CVE-2024-4702 Mega Elements <= 1.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Button Widget
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the Button widget, executing code in victim browsers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-4702?
CVE-2024-4702 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in kraftplugins Mega Elements – Addons for Elementor, published on 15 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Mega Elements plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Button widget in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4702?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kraftplugins Mega Elements.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4702?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4702 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-4702 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4702 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in kraftplugins Mega Elements – Addons for Elementor
- CVE-2024-49693 WordPress Mega Elements – Addons for Elementor plugin <= 1.2.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-37466 WordPress Mega Elements plugin <= 1.2.2 - Contributor+ Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-32575 WordPress Mega Elements plugin <= 1.1.9 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9jfj-4qc6-wf64.